Original German WWII 1940 dated 98k Bayonet by Ernst Pack & Söhne with Scabbard - Matching Serial 7538 d German Navy - Kreigsmarine with a clear CROWN /

with a clear CROWN / GR proof on the breech

These having been used had been in storage probably for twenty years prior to sale and then deposited with IMA

with 6941 appearing on the underside of the barrel

The frame is case hardened

with color fading and wear

Original German WWII 1940 dated 98k Bayonet by Ernst Pack & Söhne with Scabbard - Matching Serial 7538 d German Navy - Kreigsmarine with a clear CROWN /Original Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet